nestapa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nestapa, from Old Javanese nastapa, manastāpa (Javanese ꦤꦱ꧀ꦠꦥ (nastapa)), from Sanskrit मनस्ताप (manastāpa, “anguish, repentance”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəsˈtapa/
• Hyphenation: nês‧ta‧pa

Noun

nêstapa (first-person possessive nestapaku, second-person possessive nestapamu, third-person possessive nestapanya)

1. sad

   Synonym: sedih

Further reading

• “nestapa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Old Javanese nastapa, manastāpa (Javanese ꦤꦱ꧀ꦠꦥ (nastapa)), from Sanskrit मनस्ताप (manastāpa, “anguish, repentance”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -pa

Noun

nestapa (Jawi spelling نستاڤ, plural nestapa-nestapa, informal 1st possessive nestapaku, 2nd possessive nestapamu, 3rd possessive nestapanya)

1. sad

Further reading

• “nestapa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.